SINGAPORE \u2013 Women\u2019s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players Brittney Griner \u2013 a 10-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of the Year \u2013 Chelsea Gray and Ariel Atkins will be bringing some stardust to Singapore from Nov 18 to 21 at the inaugural Women\u2019s Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Next Up camp.<\/p>\n
The WNBA, the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) made the joint announcement on Oct 26. The four-day camp will take place at The Kallang\u2019s OCBC Arena.<\/p>\n
BWB Asia was held here in 2010 and 2025, with Boston Celtics\u2019 2024 NBA champion Derrick White and 2024 NBA All-Star Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers in town for the 2025 edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Women\u2019s BWB Next Up 2026 will bring together 80 of the top female, high-school-age prospects from around the world. They will participate in athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, 3-on-3 competitions, life-skills seminars, and 5-on-5 games under the guidance of current and former WNBA and FIBA players and coaches.<\/p>\n Headlining the group is Connecticut Sun centre Griner, who is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and a 2014 WNBA champion. The others include: 2019 WNBA champion and FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup 2022 champion Ariel Atkins of the Los Angeles Sparks, two-time WNBA champion Jordin Canada (Atlanta Dream), Portland Fire forward and Canada women\u2019s national team player Bridget Carleton, and four-time WNBA champion and two-time FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup champion Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces).<\/p>\n In 2022, Griner dominated headlines when she was detained in a Moscow airport in Russia<\/a> \u2013 where she was playing professionally \u2013 with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old American, who had a medical marijuana prescription in the United States, spent nearly 10 months in detention.<\/p>\n